Yes, Y., Sky Ranch is a camp but you may check into it at SkyRanch.org because I believe they do offer Family Weekends too...I'm not familiar with them though.
My son 14 just got back from a week at Sky and LOVED every minute of it! We went when he was in 5th grade too and I chaperoned in the girls cabin and that was a great experience too! The camp has grown soo much in 3 years that I couldn't believe it! So many new cabins, new facilities, swim pools, crazy slides, rock walls, zip lines, an incredible ~ very well organized camp! I was amazed at how smoothly EVERYTHING goes from arriving to drop off your kids to picking them up...their luggage ready and labeled and loaded 4 you, lost and found table, p/u medicine table, empty your childs bank account, and 2 places to sign out your student...with your ID..very careful and lots of safely precautions in place! I was in awe at how it all flowed so perfectly and in such a timely manner! Tons of counselors who have been trained extensively prior to our prize possessions arriving! They are so fired up and full of excitement and on-fire for the Lord too! I have nothing but praises to sing for Sky Ranch Camp and I would encourage everyone to send their child at least once for a summer week! They have day camp for the younger ones too.
Some have mentioned about it being very expensive...I would like to pass along this information that they told us on Saturday at Pick up...don't let the price of camp keep your student away! There are scholarships to be had, they do offer specials at different times of the summer, for instance if the 1st and 2nd week hasn't filled up you may can get in for much less! The last week also has some issues with back to school timing too so there could be openings there. Just ask! Also if you pre-register for the next summer they offer $100 discount, and you can pay it all year. And 1st and last week special pricing of $455 too. The middle weeks are $755. So, there ARE options out there! Our FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) from our school went to the 1st week for an incredible deal of $200 per student...I think there were 40 in the group...what an incredible blessing for them to experience this week where it might not have been a possibility otherwise! Praise the Lord for that!
Now, on the flip side of this I feel like I should mention that Sky Ranch is a non-profit operation and depends totally on donations, etc. Currently they have a financial need of 1.8 million dollars. 1st of all and most importantly they request prayer from everyone for this situation. Their main building was struck by lightening and burned to the ground a couple of yrs ago and they were rushed to rebuild due to some insurance stipulations...not sure of all these details...but they have only been moved into the new building, the Legacy Center, for 3 weeks now. They have a Legacy Tree that you can make a $2000 donation and have your name or family name placed on a plaque on the Legacy Tree and you can pledge it over a 5 yr period too. They also are building a Wall of Prayer and you can buy or donate anywhere from a $250 pavement stone to a $2000 polished marble stone engraved with your choice of name, in memory of, or whatever you would like to put on it, and again can be pledged over 5 yrs. If I were rich I would be a main supporter of this operation! It is so incredibly awesome that I can't sing it's praises too much! I think this is the best camp EVER! I know that there are people blessed financially out there who could be great supporters of this Camp and Ministry! They are also in need of IN-Kind gifts like tables, chairs, bunks, stuff like that so if you know of someone who might could help in that way just contact them to see what they need. They could be helped in so many ways from the smallest of donations to the largest! Their website is www.skyranch.org if you want to look them up to find out more information! I'm not an employee or anything like that, just a parent of a fired up son who had a once in a lifetime moving experience at Sky Ranch last week. I feel a need to promote them and spread the word!
Thanks and I hope that this helps someone in some way! God Bless You all and thanks for reading this! And Y., I hope you find what you're looking for and that you and your family have a great vacation! ♥ D.